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PUBLICATIONS

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The Guide to Walks in North-West Highlands.
2007. National Trust for Scotland.

The Backpackers' Handbook.
Third Edition. 2004. Ragged Mountain Press

Selections from book and reviews


Encyclopedia of Outdoor & Wilderness Skills: The Ultimate A-Z Guide for The Adventurous.
(with Annie Aggens). 2003. Ragged Mountain Press.

The Munros and Tops:
A Record-setting Walk in the Scottish Highlands
.
New edition 2003. Mainstream.

Selections from book and reviews

Crossing Arizona: A Solo Hike Through the Sky Islands and Deserts of the Arizona Trail.
2002. The Countryman Press.

Selections from book and reviews

Backpacker's Pocket Guide.
2002. Ragged Mountain Press.

The Advanced Backpacker:
A Handbook for Year-round, Long-distance Hiking.

2001. Ragged Mountain Press.

Rambler's Guide Isle Of Skye.
2001. Collins.

Rambler's Guide Ben Nevis & Glen Coe.
2000. Collins.

The Backpacker's Handbook Second Edition.
1997. Ragged Mountain Press

Classic Hill Walks: Experience 30 Walks in Britain's Wildest Countryside.
1996. Ward Lock.

A Guide to Hillwalking.
1996. Crowood Press.

Wilderness Skiing and Winter Camping.
1994. Ragged Mountain Press.

Yukon

Walking the Yukon: A Solo Trek through the Land of Beyond.
1993. Ragged Mountain Press.

Selections from book and reviews

Long Distance Walks in the Pyrenees.
1991. Crowood Press.

Adventure Treks Western North America.
1990. Cicerone/Cloudcap.

Out-of-print but available direct from Chris Townsend at £10/$35US including post and packing.

High Summer: Backpacking The Canadian Rockies.
1989. Oxford Illustrated Press. Story of the first ever end-to-end walk along the Canadian Rockies. 

 

Out-of-print but available direct from Chris Townsend at £10/$35US including post and packing.

The Great Backpacking Adventure.
1987. Oxford Illustrated Press. Stories of seven backpacking treks including the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail. 


CONTRIBUTOR:

The World's Great Adventure Treks.
edited by Jack Jackson. 2003. New Holland.

Classic Treks: The 30 Most Spectacular Hikes in the World.
Edited by Bill Birkett. 2000. Bulfinch.

The Ragged Mountain Portable Wilderness Anthology.
Edited by Jan Adkins. 1993. Ragged Mountain Press.

Classic Walks of the World.
Edited by Walt Unsworth. 1985. Oxford Illustrated Press.


IN PROGRESS:

Scottish Mountain Guide.
Not yet published, avalaible for pre-order. Cicerone Press.